This is a growing archive of stories filled with strangers who want something they can’t get, lowlifes with empty eyes & outsiders facing seemingly insuperable odds. The articles are mainly reflections on the madness of the modern world. And somewhere in the midst of all that mess lies hope…

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Delphi and The Deadly Angels Part 1 A Marriage Made in Heaven
Read the Story: Delphi and The Deadly Angels Part 1 A Marriage Made in HeavenA grizzled tramp stared into his beer. Dressed in rags, his eyes were those of a prisoner going to the gallows. Sanchez, still a bear of a man, rose from…
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Bernard halibut & the bird of prey
Read the Story: Bernard halibut & the bird of preyPart 1 March 2020 It’s midnight and I’m backing away from a decapitated corpse. 8 hours earlier My plane touched down on the runway at Phnom Penh airport. Bit of a bumpy…
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Gaza, Girls & Dolls
Read the Story: Gaza, Girls & DollsWhy are so many Western women so intensely preoccupied with Palestine and the Palestinians? Across Europe, North America, and Australasia, the spectacle is now familiar: thousands of young women, often…
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Delphi and the Deadly Angels Part 2 A Voyage into Darkness
Read the Story: Delphi and the Deadly Angels Part 2 A Voyage into DarknessThe voyage to Hong Kong would take around four weeks. Strange as I expected the vibes on board to be, the prospect of fresh sea air and some clarity from…
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The Spanish Rose
Read the Story: The Spanish RoseI switched off the car radio, cursed the little Jesus doll swinging from the rear vision mirror and took a final drag on one of those sickly sweet Turkish cigarettes…
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Caelestis
Read the Story: Caelestis“When a disturbed loner blackmails a bookish young librarian, their relationship devolves into a dangerous partnership, as he exacts vengeance on the community that shunned him.” Contains Extreme Violence and…
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The Deadly Birds
Read the Story: The Deadly BirdsTwo twin-turbine Mi-17 helicopter gunships streaked across the crystalline sky. Both were equipped with 57mm rocket pods. One veered west and headed over the massive expanse of jungle to a…
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Erotomania
Read the Story: ErotomaniaPeople talk of love at first sight, but I think that’s idealistic. Real relationships require a mutual commitment to stick at it and do so with respect. Coming home to…
